Calamity
criticalFireCalamity Score: 39

Major Wildfire

57d agoBig SpringUnited StatesSource: firms

67 fire pixels detected · FRP: 208 MW · ~9.4 km²

Geographic Context

This fire event occurred near Big Spring (approximately 25 km away) in United States, an area where drought conditions, high temperatures, and dry vegetation frequently combine to create elevated wildfire risk. An estimated 24.4K people live within 50 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a significant wildfire detected by satellite with a fire radiative power of 208 MW, suggesting active, intense burning across multiple detection pixels. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 87.82000000000001. The computed Calamity Score is 39 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: intensity (60), population (40), historical (30). Data for this event was sourced from firms, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

United States has a documented history of fire events. Wildfire activity in the region is monitored through NASA FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System), which provides near-real-time active fire data from MODIS and VIIRS satellites. Fire behavior is influenced by vegetation type, moisture content, wind patterns, and terrain — all factors that determine whether an initial ignition becomes a major event.

Event Data

TypeFire
Severitycritical
Severity Value87.82000000000001
Calamity Score39 / 100
Confidence74%
Coordinates32.3001, -101.7400
Nearest CityBig Spring (25 km)
Population Exposed24.4K within 50 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-06-01T23:58:34.786Z

Score Breakdown

60
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
30
historical

Technical Details

Brightness367
Frp208.20000000000007
PixelCount67
Confidencehigh
Area Km29.38

Safety Information

If a wildfire is approaching: follow evacuation orders immediately. Do not wait to see the fire. Close all windows and doors, remove combustible materials from around your home, and have an emergency go-bag ready. Air quality can deteriorate rapidly even at distance from the fire front — monitor local air quality advisories.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a fire event with CalamityScore 39/100, near Big Spring (United States), based on data from firms. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 197 scientific monitoring sources.